The Vance Crowe Podcast

Lacy Hunt Ph.D. is an internationally recognized trader in U.S. treasuries. He understands how the Federal Reserve creates and distributes money. He works at Hoisington Investment Management Company (HIMCo) and produces a newsletter read by commodities traders and large investors around the world. We discuss how the economy works in…

Chubbyemu is a medical doctor that makes YouTube videos that get millions of views in the US and in China.  Vance Crowe talks with Bernard about how he built his career, China's reaction to Coronavirus and when he thinks we will return to more regular life.

The Coronavirus Video that…

Nick Cizek is a physicist that designed plans for batteries made of molten salt and capable of storing enough energy to power a city.  Nick and Vance Crowe talk about international strategist Peter Zeihan's version of American Exceptionalism.

Nick has a deep knowledge of how energy is stored and talks candidly about the…

Dr. Kevin Folta, world renown horticulturalist and science communicator talks about why crops are not being harvested in Florida, why his farm is selling at farmers markets, and how to communicate with people you don't agree with on how to handle Coronavirus.

Many conversations are happening on Twitter. Talk with Kevin and me on…

Thomas Evans was a hard working Uber driver that picked me up a few months ago.  Now during Coronavirus he is having to make a decision about being able to pay his bills or be exposed to the virus.  We talk about how the black community may have more fatalities, how to decide who to drive, and what he wants out of politicians

Our…

Matt Stubblefield of Brush Creek Valley Farms raises cows, pigs and chickens in the Joel Salatin system, decentralized, local and personal.  Stubblefield was growing his customer base when Coronavirus hit and now his business is exploding.  He offers customers a chance to buy a subscription for a box of meat every month.

To learn…

Lyle Benjamin recently quit farming and this was now small thing- he was the former President of the Montana Grain Growers Association.  He is a reserve police officer, a statesman, and a modern day mountain man.  We discuss dealing with adrenaline during a scary moment, the potential breakup of centralized governance, social mobs and a…

"This is not only a financial downturn as big as the great depression... this not a pandemic as lethal as the flu pandemic... the only thing that rivals [Coronavirus] is the Black Plague, in the 17th Century"

National Geographic Explorer in Residence and world renown population geneticist Spencer Wells joined Vance Crowe from his…

Jesse Civello is a physical therapist in Saint Louis, Missouri.  Coronavirus forced her business to pivot because she could no longer see patients in person.  Now their business is up and running via tele-medicine.  Jesse talks about what is different about virtual care for people in pain while doing every day activities.  

Jesse…

I have a Friday morning meeting with Sarah Bohnenkamp ever week.  She is insightful, energetic and helps me push through the mental blocks that keep me from seeing opportunities. We recorded our conversation discussing how people are reacting to the chaos of Coronavirus and which people are adapting to thrive. We talk about handling the…